Determine the LRFD design and ASD
Allowable axial compressive strength of a 4 m
long L152x152x19 (L6x6x3/4) with simple
end connections in a plane truss. The other
web members meeting at the ends of this
member are connected on the same side of
the gusset plates. Steel is A36 with Fy =
250MPa. Properties L152X152X19: A = 5460
mm2 ; rx = ry = 46.2mm; I = 11.7x10mm 4
Determine the LRFD design and ASD
allowable axial compressive strength of a 2m
long L102x77x10 with simple end
connections (Long leg welded to gusset) in a
plane truss. The other web members meeting
at the ends of this member are connected on
the same side of the gusset plates. Steel is
A36 with Fy = 250 MPa Properties
L102X77X10: A = 1600 mm2 ; rx = 32mm; ry
= 22.2mm; I = 11.7x10mm 4
The WT section is a compression member
with simple end connections and a length of
2.5m. Determine the LRFD design and ASD
Allowable axial compressive strength of this
member. Use Fy = 345MPa. Section
Properties: A = 6408 mm2; rx = 84.34mm; ry
= 43.96m
A W section is used as a compression
member. The effective length of the member
is KL=4.25m Section Properties: A =
15,806.42 mm2; rx = 194.06mm; ry =
94.83m
Use AISC Equation E3-2 or E3-3 and
determine the nominal axial compressive
strength for the following cases: a. L = 15 ft
b. L = 20 ft
Compute the nominal axial compressive
strength of the member shown in Figure P4.3-
2. Use AISC Equation E3-2 or E3-3.
Compute the nominal compressive strength
of the member shown in Figure P4.3-3. Use
AISC Equation E3-2 or E3-3.
Determine the available strength of the
compression member shown in Figure P4.3-4
in each of the following ways:
a. Use AISC Equation E3-2 or E3-3. Compute
both the design strength for LRFD and the
allowable strength for ASD.
b. Use Table 4-22 from Part 4 of the Manual.
Compute both the design strength for LRFD
and the allowable strength for ASD.
A W18 × 119 is used as a compression
member with one end fixed and the other
end fixed against rotation but free to
translate. The length is 12 feet. If A992 steel
is used, what is the available compressive
strength? a. Use AISC Equation E3-2 or E3-3.
Compute both the design strength for LRFD
and the allowable strength for ASD. b. Use
Table 4-22 from Part 4 of the Manual.
Compute both the design strength for LRFD
and the allowable strength for ASD
Does the column shown in Figure P4.3-6 have
enough available strength to support the
given service loads? a. Use LRFD.
b. Use ASD.
Determine whether the compression member
shown in Figure P4.3-7 is adequate to support
the given service loads. a. Use LRFD. b. Use
ASD.
Determine the maximum axial compressive
service load that can be supported if the live
load is twice as large as the dead load. Use
AISC Equation E3-2 or E3-3. a. Use LRFD. b.
Use ASD.
An HSS10 × 8 × 3 ⁄16 is used as a
compression member with one end pinned
and the other end fixed against rotation but
free to translate. The length is 12 feet.
Compute the nominal compressive strength
for A500 Grade B steel (Fy = 46 ksi). Note
that this is a slender-element compression
member, and the equations of AISC Section
E7 must be used
A W21 × 101 is used as a compression
member with one end fixed and the other
end free. The length is 10 feet. What is the
nominal compressive strength if Fy = 50 ksi?
Note that this is a slender-element
compression member, and the equations of
AISC Section E7 must be used.
a. Select a W12 of A992 steel. Use the
column load tables.
1. Use LRFD.
2. Use ASD.
b. Select a W18 of A992 steel. Use the trial-
and-error approach covered in Section 4.6.
1. Use LRFD.
2. Use ASD.
A 15-foot-long column is pinned at the
bottom and fixed against rotation but free to
translate at the top. It must support a service
dead load of 100 kips and a service live load
of 100 kips.
a. Select a W12 of A992 steel. Use the
column load tables.
1. Use LRFD.
2. Use ASD.
b. Select a W16 of A992 steel. Use the trial-
and-error approach covered in Section 4.6.
1. Use LRFD.
2. Use ASD.
Select a square HSS (Fy = 46 ksi).
a. Use LRFD.
b. Use ASD.
Select an HP-shape for the conditions of
Problem 4.6-4. Use Fy = 50 ksi. a. Use LRFD.
b. Use ASD.
4.6-6 Select a rectangular (not square) HSS
for the conditions of Problem 4.6-3. a. Use
LRFD. b. Use ASD.
For the conditions shown in Figure P4.6-7, use
LRFD and do the following. a. Select a W10 of
A992 steel. b. Select a square HSS. c. Select
a rectangular HSS. d. Select a round HSS.
Same as Problem 4.6-7, but use ASD.
4.6-9 For the conditions shown in Figure P4.6-
7, use LRFD and select the lightest W21
shape of A992 steel. Do not exclude slender
shapes from consideration
A W18 × 97 with Fy = 60 ksi is used as a
compression member. The length is 13 feet.
Compute the nominal strength for Kx = 2.2
and Ky = 1.0.
4.7-2 An HSS 10 × 6 × 5 ⁄16 with Fy = 46 ksi
is used as a column. The length is 16 feet.
Both ends are pinned, and there is support
against weak axis buckling at a point 6 feet
from the top. Determine a. the design
strength for LRFD. b. the allowable stress for
ASD.
Use A992 steel and select a W shape.
a. Use LRFD.
b. Use ASD.
Select a square HSS for use as a 15-foot-long
compression member that must resist a
service dead load of 35 kips and a service
live load of 80 kips. The member will be
pinned at each end, with additional support
in the weak direction at midheight. Use A500
Grade B steel (Fy = 46 ksi). a. Use LRFD. b.
Use ASD.
4.7-7 Select the best rectangular (not square)
HSS for a column to support a service dead
load of 30 kips and a service live load of 90
kips. The member is 22 feet long and is
pinned at the ends. It is supported in the
weak direction at a point 12 feet from the
top. Use Fy = 46 ksi. a. Use LRFD. b. Use
ASD.
The frame shown in Figure P4.7-8 is
unbraced, and bending is about the x-axis of
the members. All beams are W16 × 40, and
all columns are W12 × 58.
a. Determine the effective length factor Kx
for column AB. Do not consider the stiffness
reduction factor.
b. Determine the effective length factor Kx
for column BC. Do not consider the stiffness
reduction factor.
c. If Fy = 50 ksi, is the stiffness reduction
factor applicable to these columns?
The given frame is unbraced,
and bending is about the x
axis of each member. The
axial dead load supported by
column AB is 155 kips, and the
axial live load is 460 kips. Fy =
50 ksi. Determine Kx for
member AB. Use the stiffness
reduction factor if applicable. a. Use LRFD. b.
Use ASD.
The rigid frame shown in Figure P4.7-10 is
unbraced. The members are oriented so that
bending is about the strong axis. Support
conditions in the direction perpendicular to
the plane of the frame are such that Ky = 1.0.
The beams are W16 × 57, and the columns
are W10 × 100. A992 steel is used. The axial
compressive dead load is 90 kips, and the
axial compressive live load is 110 kips. a.
Determine the axial compressive design
strength of column AB. Use the stiffness
reduction factor if applicable. b. Determine
the allowable axial compressive strength of
column AB. Use the stiffness reduction factor
if applicable.
